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SI-MNH-958e
7-28-64
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
DIVISION OF BIRDS
AT SEA DAILY LOG — E
Noon Position: 23-45 N ; 165-19 W
DATE 23 June
Pg. # 1
time species # dir, hgt. remarks loc.
0515 Sunrise begin observations
0517 Bulwers Pet 1 N ad
0623 Soory T. 3 W light ph.
0524 Wedgetail 1 N light "
0525 " 1 NE "
0526 W T B 1 E light ph.
0517 Wedgetail 2 NE "
0529 " 1 NW "
0533 Soory T 3 S ad.
0538 Wedgetail 2 NW light ph
0540 " 2 W " "
0545 " 1 N " "
0547 Bulwers 1 S
0550 " 1 N
0550 B.F.B. 1 NE
0551 Gr FRIGATE 1 N ad
0551 Soory T. 1 NE light ph.
0552 Wedgetail 3 NW " "
0555 " 2 NW " "
0607 " 1 E Fr. Frigate Shols off Stbd.
0614 " 1 E " "
FF 0618 Sooty Terms 40 AD ad small fish jumping
Wedgetail 30 light phase
A.F.B. 2 " "
G Frigate ♀ 1
0620 Soory T. 1 NW ad.
0628 Wedgetail 1 E light phase
0630 Fairy Tern 1 E
0633 Wedgetail 1 N light phase
0037 " 1 N " "
0638 Soory T 1 N ad
0639 Wedgetail 8 NE light phase
0640 Soory T. 1 N ad
0642 " " 1 E ad
0643 Wedgetail 1 NW light phase
0644 Sooty Tern 2 W ad
0646 " " 4 E "
0647 Wedgetail 1 E light phase
0649 P.hypoleuca 1 AD
0649 Wedgetail 4 OD light phase
0644 Bulwers Pet 4 OD
0644 Sooty Tern 2 S ad
0648 B.F.A. 1 started following ship
0652 Sooty Tern 3 E ad
0652 Wedgetail 1 W light phase
0655 Sooty Tern 1 NE ad
0655 Common Noddy 1 NE